Travel Blogs from North Charleston

We weighed anchor in time to make the 1100 opening of the Ben Sawyer bridge just north of Charleston, SC. With the wind astern the air temperature was pleasant. On the way to the bridge earlier reports of shoaling soon became apparent. A Hunter 37 was hard aground a mile before the bridge with1-1/2 feet of bottom paint exposed. She wasn't going anywhere very soon as the tide was going out. We inched past her and ...

... this beach campsite in the trees so we cannot get satellite TV reception? Does AT&T and/or Verizon work? I checked out my Coverage App on the iPhone and saw that it should and the clerk on the phone wasn't sure but thought the site was open to the sky. The TV satellite We made a reservation for one night then turned left at the road and drove 27 miles out ...

... on Shrimp. It was great fun. The only problem I had in Charleston was you could buy as much tourist stuff as you wanted, but if you needed real stuff like food and wine you had to go miles, so James had the ideas of going on a bike taxi. Brilliant ideas in the heat problem solved.

So a day of failure and in the success! We are looking forward to seeing of Charleston tomorrow and an easy drive to ...

... all the other original parts that have fallen into disrepair over the years. That's why I chose this tour over the other home, the Nathaniel Russell House, which is a restoration. You are able to view the slaves' quarters over the kitchen building and the coach house with original carriages, you see the ballroom with remnants of wallpaper and imagine what it looked like in the 1800s when it was in use. I really enjoyed being able to ...

... out. A number of bartenders sat behind empty bar tops flipping through magazines, checking their phones and/or watching TV. We stumbled upon Marion Square where only a couple hours earlier the annual Charleston Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony was held. Although we missed the ceremony there were still a large number of people milling about the lights strung around palm trees and lit Christmas trees lining the walkway. In the middle of the square ...